United States Senate Election In Pennsylvania, 1808
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The 1808 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on December 13, 1808.
Michael Leib Michael Leib (January 8, 1760December 22, 1822) was an American physician and politician from Philadelphia. He served as a surgeon in the Philadelphia Militia during the American Revolutionary War. He served as a Democratic-Republican member of t ...
was elected by the
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to the
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.


Results

Incumbent
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Senator
Samuel Maclay Samuel Maclay (June 17, 1741October 5, 1811) was an American politician from Union County, Pennsylvania. He served in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and the United States Senate. Biography Maclay was ...
, who was elected in
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, was not a candidate for re-election to a second term. The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the
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and the
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, convened on December 13, 1808, to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1809. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: , - , -bgcolor="#EEEEEE" , colspan="3" align="right" , Totals , align="right" , 126 , align="right" , 100.00% Although Leib's regular term did not begin until March 4, 1809, Leib assumed office in January 1809 following the resignation of his predecessor,
Samuel Maclay Samuel Maclay (June 17, 1741October 5, 1811) was an American politician from Union County, Pennsylvania. He served in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and the United States Senate. Biography Maclay was ...
. He subsequently served out the remainder of Sen. Maclay's term until his own term began in March 1809.


See also

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Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006
from the
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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
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